[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 56 (Thursday, March 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5833]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science, Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences 
Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, April 7, 2005, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, April 8, 
2005, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Holiday Inn, 2 Montgomery Village Avenue, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20879.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion 
Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; telephone: 301-903-4927.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purposes of the meeting include hearing 
final reports from the Panel dealing with Program Priorities and the 
Committee of Visitors that examined the management processes involved 
with managing the Confinement and Basic Plasma Sciences programs. FESAC 
will also hear a report on the status of the ITER project in the U.S., 
a briefing on the International Tokamak Physics Activity, and a 
discussion of program performance measures. This notice is being 
published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to 
programmatic issues.
    Tentative Agenda:

Thursday, April 7, 2005

     Office of Science Perspective.
     Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Perspective.
     Presentation by the Priority Panel on its findings and 
recommendations.
     Public Comments.

Friday, April 8, 2005

     ITER Project Status.
     Performance Measures Update.
     Adjourn.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do 
so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral 
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact 
Albert L. Opdenaker at 301-903-8584 (fax) or 
[email protected] (e-mail). You must make your request 
for an oral statement at least 5 business days before the meeting. 
Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral 
statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct 
the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public 
comment will follow the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: We will make the minutes of this meeting available for 
public review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information 
Public Reading Room, IE-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2005.
Carol Matthews,
Acting Advisory Committee Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5833 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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